Article
[Aquaporin 1 expression in invasive breast carcinomas].
Der Pathologe - 1 Nov 2008
Otterbach F, Callies R, Kimmig R, Schmid K W, Bánkfalvi A
Abstract excerpt
Aquaporin1 (AQP1) is a water channel protein which facilitates water flux across cell membranes. AQP1 is found in epithelial and endothelial cells in various tissues. There is increasing evidence that AQP1 is expressed in malignant tumours and that it may play a role in tumour angiogenesis, cell migration and metastasis. We studied the immunohistochemical expression of AQP1 in a cohort of 203 invasive breast...
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